Preparing For Your Return to the Shop: What You Need to Know Guys, this is not a drill—it’s finally happening.The shop doors are finally going to be able to legally open again and we can return to work to do what we love best—being badass barbers. The COVID-19 pandemic isn’t over, but we’re finally able to …
How to Prepare For Your Return to the Shop Everything You Need to Know about Preparing Mentally, Financially, and More Let’s just come right out and say it—going back to the shop after all of this pandemic mess is going to be weird AF. There, we said it plain as day so you don’t have to. …
Diving into the world of networking can be intimidating – especially if you’re new in the biz. This blog will show you our top tips for how to network in the barber industry.
Barbershop Spring Cleaning: Your Go-To Spring Cleaning Checklist Yep, you read that right, you guys.It’s that time of year. The time we all collectively sigh, groan, complain—whatever it might be—as we sluggishly move toward the mop bucket and count down the hours until our spring cleaning session is over.But guess what? It doesn’t have to be …
Member-Only Benefits—Exclusive NAOB OfferingsEverything You Need to Know about NAOB’s Member Benefits When it comes to insuring top-notch barbers like you, we don’t mess around.Obviously, as an insurance company that specializes in premium barber-specific professional liability insurance, we’d be thrilled to take this opportunity to brag on our badass barber coverage—but we’re not going to.Why?Because …
Let’s Talk Legislation: What Every Barber Needs to Know About the CARES Act If the COVID-19 pandemic has you feeling lost, overwhelmed, and undeniably heavy, know something important—you’re not alone.What we’re all dealing with right now is so far from normal. No matter how experienced we are, how professional we are, how great with money we …
Focusing on Mental Health During COVID-19: How to Find Peace in the Pandemic If you read the title of this article and rolled your eyes right before you said something like “peace in the pandemic? Yeah right”—then know we’re right there with you. Everything that’s happening in the world right now feels uncertain and shaky and scary—and …
Offsetting the Burden: How to Cope with the Coronavirus in Your Shop We’re going to start this piece off with the best advice we can give any barber in a time like this—take a big, deep breath.We’re not trying to sugarcoat anything or pretend that meditative breathing is going to change the way of the world, …
How You Can Make a Difference in Your Barber Community Community is such a huge part of any barber’s success. From the other barber professionals we surround ourselves with the clients we serve on a daily basis, our careers would be nothing without the help of our communities.And as barbers, we have a unique platform to …
Defining Your Barbershop Identity: What’s a Brand Identity All About, Anyway? Even if you don’t realize it, you’ve been wowed by a brand’s identity thousands of times. Think about it—how many times have you walked down the street and seen an advertisement, an image, a product, or a service, or even heard someone vaguely talking …
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